New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Smart City Mission (SCM) has seen 7,741 projects (96 per cent of total projects) amounting to Rs 1,55,386 crore being completed, and the remaining 323 projects amounting to Rs 9,425 crore are currently ongoing (as on December 1, 2025), the Parliament was informed on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, informed Parliament on Monday that 8.17 crore vacancies have been mobilised for all the jobseekers (including women, SC/ST and EWS) on the government’s National Career Service (NCS) portal till November 20 this year.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The government on Monday said it aims to increase oilseed production to 69.7 million tonnes by 2030-31, enabling the country to achieve Atmanirbharta in edible oil production.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India's agriculture sector has seen remarkable progress under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government, including a 44 per cent surge in sugarcane production since 2014, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Monday that the government has undertaken a multi-pronged strategy to stimulate the growth of consumption in the economy through a combination of demand-supporting measures, income-enhancing supply-side strategies and structural reforms which, in turn, is driving GDP growth.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has investigated several crypto-related cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA), attaching, seizing and freezing proceeds of crime worth Rs 4,189.89 crore, arresting 29 people, and filing 22 prosecution complaints, while one accused has been declared a fugitive economic offender, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Passengers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) continue to have a harrowing time as IndiGo cancelled 112 flights on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The World Bank has noted that India’s revamped consumption survey data has significantly contributed to the revision of global poverty calculations, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The government launched the State‑Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN at Naga Solidarity Park in Kohima, to revive traditional water bodies, restore degraded lands, and strengthen water‑harvesting systems, an official statement said on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in his speech on Armed Forces Day, has reiterated the government’s commitment to make the nation Aatmanirbhar in defence manufacturing, highlighting the fact that India, which was once dependent on imports, is today witnessing a paradigm shift.
